Security Microsoft Teams Phishing Attacks Malicious actors have expanded their attack vectors to include Microsoft Teams messages. See the example we recently received so you can be prepared if it happens to you.
Security How to Organise a Small Business Cyber Security Strategy Read how a two pronged approach to cybersecurity can work for small business to reduce the threat of cyber attacks.
Digital wellbeing Do I Need Cyber Insurance? Understanding the Importance for Businesses In this blog post, we will explore the importance of cyber insurance, who should consider it, and the benefits it offers.
Security Boosting Small Business Security: The Power of Strong Passwords This article will shed light on the potential risks of weak password practices and how a password manager, specifically Keeper, can mitigate these risks and substantially boost your company's security.
Security Supply Chain Cyber Attacks: Understanding the Risks and the Importance of Proactive IT Management In today's interconnected world, even the most robust and well-maintained software can be compromised by cyber attacks that target supply chain dependencies. In this blog post we look at the recent 3CX breach and the importance of proactive IT management.
How to Multi-Factor Authentication Set up Guides – Quick Access Quick access links to all of our guides explaining how to set up MFA on your various accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Instagram account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Facebook account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Facebook Messenger account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your LinkedIn account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set multi-factor authentication for your eBay account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Apple ID Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your PayPal account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for WhatsApp Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Yahoo! account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
How to How to set up multi-factor authentication for your Twitter Account Why MFA is important and how to set it up to protect your accounts.
Security What is MFA (multi factor authentication?) Is your business protected by using multi-factor authentication? It’s easy to set up and minimises one of the greatest security risks to your data – hacking of employee accounts like Google or M365 that are used to store and share work files.
Security Black Friday/Cyber Monday scams and how to avoid them As Black Friday and Cyber Monday approach, we look at how scammers will take advantage of the shopping frenzy.
Security How to manage employees who cause cybersecurity issues We explore how to mitigate the risk of employees causing cybersecurity incidents and how to manage any which do occur.
Security How to protect your business from ransomware An estimated 304.7 million ransomware attacks occurred in the first half of 2021. We look at what you can do to prevent an attack and protect your business.
Security New Mobile Scam Alert for Android Devices Vodafone has been made aware of a Flubot SMS scam and are advising customers to be especially vigilant with this piece of malware and to always be very careful about clicking on any links received in an SMS.
Industry news Security update required for iPhones and iPads This week Apple have announced an important security update for iOS and iPadOS 14. This is to fix some security vulnerabilities found in their operating system. Whereas some vulnerabilities are essentially theories that someone could exploit the vulnerability, these, apple say that these have been actively exploited. Ultimately this means your phone is at risk […]
Company news Heliocentrix achieve cyber essentials recertification Heliocentrix achieve recertification in the National Cyber Security Centres “Cyber Essentials” scheme.
Security Three ways to secure your Office 365 Office 365 is great because it is in the cloud and is available everywhere. Office 365 is vulnerable… because it is in the cloud and is available everywhere! Under GDPR regulations business owners have a responsibility to protect their clients and staff data. It would be great if this were just a one-off exercise that […]
Security Cryptocurrencies: Is it Pay Day for Cybercrime? Dr Mike McGuire, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey, teamed up with a virtualisation tech company, Bromium, and produced ‘Into the Web of Profit’ – a research study investigating the socio-economic and spending differences among cybercriminals. The headlines read like the script of a B list Hollywood movie with 15% of cybercriminals spending […]
Industry news Heliocentrix reviews the NCA Cyber Threat to UK Business Report The publishing of the Cyber Threat to UK Business Report 2017/18, the new GDPR regulations and the ongoing scandal of Facebook condoning the harvesting of private data means that data security is first page news. We are going to examine some key points of the report in real terms to SMEs. If you think that […]
Industry news The War on Malware What you need to know about the malware threat In Quarter 3 in 2017, the biggest number of the quarter was the count of new malware, which reached an all-time high of 57.6 million new samples, an increase of 10% from quarter 2. Source: McAfee. In May 2017 the NHS was attacked by the WannaCry […]